Trend and Historical Data

Use the links below to find data and charts enabling you to understand how tourism to the UK by overseas residents has evolved.

If you are interested in trends in visits to different parts of the UK, please view the corresponding page.

OverseasVisits

Trends by Market from 1993-2012 Go

See how visits from each country to the UK have evolved since 1993.  View data and charts for visits, nights, and spend.  Trends from different countries, and for different journey purposes, modes of travel, lengths of stay, seasons, and age ranges can easily be compared.

Britain International

Trends by World Region from 1993-2012 Go

See how visits from each World Region (eg Europe, North America) to the UK have evolved since 1993.  View data and charts for visits, nights, and spend.  Trends from different regions, and for different journey purposes, modes of travel, lengths of stay, seasons, and age ranges can easily be compared.

OverseasVisits

Detailed Trend Data Go

This page contains downloadable detailed trend data  for the years leading up to 2012.  Find information on different characteristics of visitors' trips, different demographic groups visiting the UK, and detailed data showing which sort of accommodation visitors stayed in.

OverseasVisits

Long-term Trends Go

View the Tourism Balance of Payments figures since 1958, International Arrivals and Receipts since 1964, and Limited Trend Data by Market since 1979.